United Nations, Nov 12 : Pakistan has reportedly told the United Nations that it had suffered “the most” from the direct consequences of decades of conflict and instability in Afghanistan.
He said a large number of Afghan refugees, including Al Qaeda and the Taliban, were staying in Pakistan after illegally crossing from across the Afghan border.
Chicago, Nov. 12 : Incoming U. S. First Lady Michelle Obama has reportedly called up former First Lady Hillary Clinton for pointers on protecting her two young daughters from the media maelstrom at the White House.
“Michelle may not have loved the senator, but she always respected how the Clintons raised Chelsea,” Politico quoted a person familiar with Clinton’s end of the call, as saying.
Islamabad, Nov 12 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his Government will not allow the US to launch ground or air strikes on targets inside its territory, and will take up the issue with the new US administration. The PM said this while speaking in the National Assembly last evening.
Washington, Nov 12 : A team of Australian ecologists has discovered that crabs ‘bluff’ about there fighting ability.
They found that some male fiddler crabs ‘lie’ about their fighting ability by growing claws that look strong and powerful but are in fact weak and puny.
The findings are helping scientists discover more about dishonesty in the animal kingdom.
Washington, November 12 : George Clooney, who recently shot an advert with Guy Ritchie, has revealed that he would love to work again with the Brit director.
The Hollywood heartthrob, who was filmed for a Nestle coffee advert in Italy along with actress Jennifer Rose, said he had such a blast shooting with the “RocknRolla” filmmaker that he can’t wait to team up with him for another time.
Singapore - Singapore shares went through another selling spree Wednesday on reports the city state is likely to experience negative economic growth next year.
The Straits Times Index (STI) fell 1.3 per cent, or 22.95 points, to 1,784.01.
The STI was down by 22.51 points at mid-day.
The Singapore Exchange closed with 250 losers against 177 gainers.
Volume totaled 1,126.4 million shares.
The market has failed to sustain mid-morning and mid-afternoon recovery attempts, analysts said.